Helping a brother in need

I had a great opportunity to help my twin brother video a wedding in Evansville recently. His wife is 8 months pregnant and wasn't going to be able to handle being on her feet, so Bill called me up to help. He owns WDRdesign, a wedding videography business in Wadesville, Indiana. He shoots digital video, and creates beautiful DVD movies. In each DVD he includes a photography slide show...that's where I came in. Here are some of my favorite shots from the wedding.







Andy generously gave his back for Tera to sign the marriage certificate.






The bride and groom chose deep cranberry red and chocolate brown for their colors. Their Wedding Decorator/Coordinator, Terry Hughes did a wonderful job with the details. The flowers were beautiful and the decorations in the sanctuary and reception hall were fantastic. She used fresh cranberries in the decorations on the bridal table and cake table. Pretty cool!



Bill, thanks for giving me the opportunity to help you out.
Andy and Tera, congratulations on your wedding!

Spurlock Family

The Spurlock family was one of four winners from a drawing we held for a free photo session. You can say this is an award-winning family! We met on a crisp fall Saturday afternoon at Bryan Park which was a beautiful day for portaits.

We started out by photographing the whole family, and ended with the kids playing on the playground. I enjoy photographing children when they're playing. They have such genuine smiles!







The Spurlocks - Thank you for taking the time to enter our drawing! And for braving the cool crisp air for your family session.

Click here to see more photos.

Chris and Stacy

We had the wonderful opportunity to photograph Chris and Stacy's wedding at Indiana University's Well House. Indiana University is such a beautiful campus. Rain was in the forecast for days prior to their outdoor wedding, but thankfully it moved out of the area the night before. The air was a bit cool, but at least it was sunny and dry.

Chris and Stacy's wedding ceremony was small and intimate, with just 15 people witnessing the event. The bridal party was comprised of the bride's only sibling as the matron of honor and the groom's only sibling as the best man. Stacy's niece did a marvelous job as the flower girl, dropping flower petals down the "aisle" for the bride. This little girl is SOOO CUTE! I think she should grace the cover of a baby style magazine or something.


Chris and Stacy each had a vase filled with sand that they poured into a single larger vase, signifying the blending of their lives together. Such a cool idea.


There are so many great places to take pictures on IU campus. I wish I could have spent all day with these two and their families! PS-Congratulations to Brent and Katie on their engagement and upcoming wedding!



I believe the word here is "smitten."


Stacy is a beautiful person, inside and out.


Chris is a really terrific, genuine guy.


Together they make such a sweet couple.




Chris & Stacy - We had such a wonderful time with you and your families. Everyone was so pleasant and easy to work with. It's experiences like these that make me glad to be a photographer. Congratulations!

Stay tuned, everybody, for more pictures from Chris & Stacy's wedding.

Jessica's Senior Portraits

Jessica rocked this photo session! She was so eager to work with us and work it for the camera. I must admit, I thought that she would be a little shy, but her experience with dance/poms took care of that. We started her photo shoot at Indiana University's Sample Gates. A magnificent backdrop for portraits. We jumped right in and Jessica did terrific.

This is MY town.




A quick outfit change and it was back to business.


IU campus has so many great places to take portraits.


We moved from IU campus, to her family's living room. We are a mobile studio, and can set up almost anywhere.








We couldn't end the photo shoot without getting a picture with the family pet.


Jessica - You were a blast to work with! It was a pleasure spending time with you and your parents. We wish you the best of luck in your senior year!

For more of Jessica's senior photos, click here.

Nathan and Elizabeth

We got to travel to southern Indiana for Nathan and Elizabeth's wedding. I lived in Evansville, Indiana for about 18 years, so it was a homecoming for me. The groom and I have known each other for about 14 years, and I was thrilled that he and his then fiancee asked us to photograph their wedding. Nathan and Elizabeth made for a beautiful couple to photograph. They are best friends, and it shows in their photos. The wedding was held in a small country church about 25 minutes west of Evansville.

We got things started with the groom and groomsmen. These guys were hilarious. It made holding the camera still difficult because I was laughing. I love it.


This family knows how to handle their time efficiently...




Do you remember when I said it was a small country church? Notice the gentlemen on the left, standing "behind" the bridal party...


Elizabeth looking fabulous by the natural light coming in from the stained glass window...


Kids bring a lot of character to photographs. Nathan was happy to oblige this young man with a super smile.


A gentleman and a scholar...


Elizabeth really liked the field behind the church. It was a wonderful backdrop for this tender moment.


Nathan spent an entire year learning how to play "Brown Eyed Girl" on the guitar. He wrote his own lyrics for this tune. He sang about how they met in college and fell in love. How cool is that? It had Elizabeth in tears.


Elizabeth giving her man his propers...


Nathan & Liz - Thank you for entrusting us to capture the intimate moments of your wonderful day.

To see a slideshow of the entire wedding, click here.

I never thought it would happen. I have a blog.

I never thought that I would have a blog. Who wants to hear what I have to say? My wife would say nobody, and I believe her.

Anyway, here I am, bloggin' away. I will post random thoughts and pictures from some of the photo sessions that we do. I hope to share with you the experiences we have and some of my favorite images from our sessions. We'll have some fun too. I will post some of the "outtakes" as well.



I've been doing photography and graphic design for 6 years now, and have enjoyed every minute of it.

This is me...Dan Rittichier...

I think the guy behind me was tempted to shove me off the chair.


I love what I do, and as you can see, I really get into my work. It's also apparent that I don't care what I look like while I'm working.

This is my beautiful wife and assistant, Jessica...

I still don't know how a woman so beautiful and down to earth would want a guy like me (see previous picture and comments).


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